Face and neck protector for hair dryers



July 29, 1947. D K N r 2,424,744

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Patented July 29, 1947 FACE AND NECK rno'riio'ron FOR HAIR mamas Paul Dicken and Ruth Dicken, Dysart, Iowa Application January 5, 1945, Serial No. 571,513

1 Claim. 1

The invention rel-ates to a protecting device, and more especially, to a face and neck protecting device for use with a hair dryer apparatus.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein a person subjected to a hair dryer or other like apparatus will be afforded protection to the neck and face during such procedure, the device being of novel construction and is unique in its application to the person, with assurance of safety against injury to the face or neck while being treated.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the same is susceptible of easy adjustment for regulatory fitting to the person for full protective measures, the said device being worn without any discomfort to the user, and is most effective against injury during hair drying treatment.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein its construction enables the application and removal to and from a user with dispatch, and enables the person being treated to have free visibility during treatment.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, easy of application and removal, quickly adjustable, comfortable in the wearing, assuring maximum protection to the face and neck of a user, strong, durable, neat in appearance, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which shows the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device constructed in accordance with the invention and in an applied position on a user.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device removed.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the neck apron atone attaching end thereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the sever-a1 views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally a portion of a hair drying apparatus employed in hair dressing or beauty parlor establishments, and is no part of the present invention, it being merely shown to identify the application and use of the protecting device B constructed in accordance with the present invention, and hereinafter set forth in detail.

The protecting device B comprises a substantially horseshoe shaped visor body 10, which when partially encircling the head I l of a user, at the forehead thereof, has a sloping disposition to shield the entire face of such user, both at the front and sides of the latter This body H) .can be made of any appropriate material and of variable sizes for comfortable application and fitting, without detracting from protective features thereof.

Adjustably and detachably engaged with the body It! is an extensible and contractible neck protecting apron [2, preferably made from fibrous material, and provided at one transverse edge thereof with a fluted casement l3, having an elastic strap 14 loosely trained therethrough, while opposite ends of this strap and said casement have secured thereto hook-like snaps or keepers 15. These keepers ['5 are adapted for detachable selective engagement with companion holes [6, spaced apart from each other, and arranged in the terminal arms I! of the body W, at its inner edge H! for contact with the head I l of a user of the device B. This apron I2 is to be disposed at the back of the head I l on the Wearing of the device B to overhang the bare neck immediately below the hair i9 when dried by the apparatus A, the apron being suspended loosely from the body H] at the mentioned point, and

thus protects the neck of such user. The application of the device B is best seen in Figure 1 of the drawing.

The apron i2 is susceptible of assuming a flared condition for maximum protection to the neck and shoulder area adjacent thereto of the substantially horse shoe shaped visor body, inm cluding spaced arms, an apron having a, fluted casement at one edge thereof for lateral disposition between the arms adjacent the ends thereof, an elastic strap loosely disposed within the casement and substantially co-extensive therewith, means interconnecting the strap and the material of the casement adjacent opposite ends thereof, and means for detachably and adjustably connecting the apron with the visor body comprising a plurality of spaced holes adjacent the end of each arm and hook members forming a part of said first means detachably engageable with selected ones of said holes.

PAUL DICKEN. RUTH DICKEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,241,855 Heisterberg May 13, 1941 2,296,078 Young Sept. 15, 1942 

